ballast
Example Sentences
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Of this, $4.6 billion would be allocated to an education “Rainy Day Fund” as ballast against future economic downturns.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
“We are totally cognizant there are periods of time when bonds did not provide the same ballast, but over time, they do.”
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
If you’re not in the mood for a hulking sirloin — and if just creamed spinach and a frosted martini feel like insufficient ballast — skip the burger.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
If they are risk averse, they put >10 years of their net annual expenses in their fixed-income safety ballast and the rest in equities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Canvas bags were stitched together from sails and filled with 1,000 pounds of rocks for ballast, and two kegs were filled with glacier melt for drinking water.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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